Patch Tuesday Panic: ICS Giants Scramble to Fix Critical Flaws!
This Patch Tuesday, Rockwell Automation leads the pack with eight security advisories, tackling high-severity vulnerabilities like remote code execution and data exposure. Siemens isn’t far behind, addressing critical flaws with a CVSS score of 9.3. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact quietly slip in with a couple of advisories each.
Hot Take:
**_It’s Patch Tuesday for industrial control systems, so grab your popcorn and brace for impact! Our favorite ICS companies are back at it, rolling out the red carpet for new security vulnerabilities like they’re hosting a cyber Oscars. Rockwell Automation takes home the trophy for most advisories, while Siemens gives us a nail-biting thriller with a CVSS score of 9.3. Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact make guest appearances, and CISA adds some sequels to the mix. It’s like a cyber soap opera, but with more code execution and less drama._**
Key Points:
– Rockwell Automation released eight new high-severity advisories, addressing vulnerabilities ranging from data exposure to remote code execution.
– Siemens published seven advisories, with one critical flaw scoring a whopping 9.3 on the CVSS, impacting Simatic Virtualization as a Service.
– Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact each released two advisories, tackling issues like OS command injection and JSON processor vulnerabilities.
– CISA updated nine advisories and added five new ones, mainly focusing on Rockwell Automation products.
– Germany’s CERT@VDE agency identified a critical Wago controller vulnerability, among others, threatening unauthenticated DoS attacks.